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The Blood Books are now available in "Blood Ties" TV tie-in editions. View our TV tie-in feature page here here. Vicki Nelson has received the call that no daughter ever wants to receive—that her mother has died. Marjory Nelson’s coworkers at the Queen’s University Life Science Department told her that she suffered a heart attack, and that they’d be waiting for Vicki to arrive in Kingston to make the funeral arrangements. But what begins as a personal tragedy turns into the most show more terrifying case of Vicki’s career, when her mother’s body disappears mysteriously from the funeral home. Someone at the University is determined to learn the secret of life after death…and they’ve decided to make Vicki’s mother part of their horrifying experiments.. show less
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Number 9 is NOT alive.
Sex, blood, and romantic triangles. Toss in some parental zombies, mad doctors, and more than a little unfocused rage, and you've got a contemporary Frankenstein, with vampire.
This one has always had a special place, for me. It's set in my hometown, and very few novels are set in Kingston, Ontario. Granted, there are some liberties taken with geography, but not enough (or large enough) to matter. The biggest being the lonely stretch of Division St, down which the zombie of Vicki's mother shambled actually crosses the city's main intersection and straight through the bustling heart of Kingston's nightlife, so in the novel... it doesn't. Cool.
Vicki (Victory Nelson) is a PI and the two other points in her triangle are show more Mike, a no-bullshit Toronto detective, and Henry, the bastard son of King Henry VIII, vampire and romance author (yes, seriously).
Vicki's mom dies and she comes to do the family duty thing, only to find that someone wouldn't let death be the end, in this case... or in others.
Aside from a bit of personal annoyance at Vicki's constant lack of control, this was pretty good. And it picks up pace, the further in you go. As well, there's no denying that this is the one in the series that changes everything, for all three.
If you like vampire novels, give the series a try, but definitely start with the first. If you don't care about the series, but are from Kingston, then you might find it entertaining. And if you went to Queens University (or grew up detesting its every limestone and brick block), you might find it amusing to see some students and an administrator who are just (in one case, much more than that) on the other side of... normal.
And to the "Number 9" reference: the reanimated corpses are given numbers, rather than names. show less
Sex, blood, and romantic triangles. Toss in some parental zombies, mad doctors, and more than a little unfocused rage, and you've got a contemporary Frankenstein, with vampire.
This one has always had a special place, for me. It's set in my hometown, and very few novels are set in Kingston, Ontario. Granted, there are some liberties taken with geography, but not enough (or large enough) to matter. The biggest being the lonely stretch of Division St, down which the zombie of Vicki's mother shambled actually crosses the city's main intersection and straight through the bustling heart of Kingston's nightlife, so in the novel... it doesn't. Cool.
Vicki (Victory Nelson) is a PI and the two other points in her triangle are show more Mike, a no-bullshit Toronto detective, and Henry, the bastard son of King Henry VIII, vampire and romance author (yes, seriously).
Vicki's mom dies and she comes to do the family duty thing, only to find that someone wouldn't let death be the end, in this case... or in others.
Aside from a bit of personal annoyance at Vicki's constant lack of control, this was pretty good. And it picks up pace, the further in you go. As well, there's no denying that this is the one in the series that changes everything, for all three.
If you like vampire novels, give the series a try, but definitely start with the first. If you don't care about the series, but are from Kingston, then you might find it entertaining. And if you went to Queens University (or grew up detesting its every limestone and brick block), you might find it amusing to see some students and an administrator who are just (in one case, much more than that) on the other side of... normal.
And to the "Number 9" reference: the reanimated corpses are given numbers, rather than names. show less
This is the fourth and strongest of Huff's series. This isn't the last, there's one more, Blood Debt, but this feels like the series conclusion with the last an afterthought. Like many works of urban fantasy, this involves a tough heroine who moves in a supernatural world. However, unlike characters such as LK Hamilton's Anita Blake or Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, the central character of this series, Vicki Nelson not only isn't superpowered--she's handicapped--losing her sight, forcing her to leave the police force. She makes a living now as a private investigator--helped by Mike Celluci, who is still on the Toronto police force. Oh, and Henry Fitzroy, who happens to be a 450 year old vampire--and based on a real historical figure, Henry show more VIII's illegitimate son.
Otherwise Henry is along fairly traditional vampire lines. Super-strong, nearly unaging, needs to feed on human blood, sleeps during the day. No sparkle, no animal to call or mysterious sexual powers, but one of the good guys rather than a monster. And he's solitary because of a vampiric territorial imperative, so there's no vampire society to play off of. So the appeal of the series is more the relationship and romantic triangle as Mike and Henry vie for Vicki's affections and their various adventures dealing with the supernatural. The first book involved demons, the second werewolves, the third mummies--and now in this book it's zombies--with a Frankenstein twist. The personal stakes in this one are high for Vicki. Towards the beginning of the book Vicki learns her mother died. And when a friend of her mother wants one last look and they open the casket at the viewing, they find someone has stolen the body.
I felt tremendous sympathy for Vicki in this book. She can come across as abrasive, and she's so stubbornly independent it nears recklessness at times. In the book before this one I was finding myself not liking her much. She gains a lot of ground back in this book, not only because we learn things about her that make her more understandable, but Huff portrays the whole process of grief and loss so well I found myself very much identifying with her and her loss. Of all the blood books, this was the one that was the most moving.
Although I agree with those reviewers who devoutly wished that Vicki would get her glasses better fitted and that someone would cut off Mike's curl before we have to hear about it one more time... show less
Otherwise Henry is along fairly traditional vampire lines. Super-strong, nearly unaging, needs to feed on human blood, sleeps during the day. No sparkle, no animal to call or mysterious sexual powers, but one of the good guys rather than a monster. And he's solitary because of a vampiric territorial imperative, so there's no vampire society to play off of. So the appeal of the series is more the relationship and romantic triangle as Mike and Henry vie for Vicki's affections and their various adventures dealing with the supernatural. The first book involved demons, the second werewolves, the third mummies--and now in this book it's zombies--with a Frankenstein twist. The personal stakes in this one are high for Vicki. Towards the beginning of the book Vicki learns her mother died. And when a friend of her mother wants one last look and they open the casket at the viewing, they find someone has stolen the body.
I felt tremendous sympathy for Vicki in this book. She can come across as abrasive, and she's so stubbornly independent it nears recklessness at times. In the book before this one I was finding myself not liking her much. She gains a lot of ground back in this book, not only because we learn things about her that make her more understandable, but Huff portrays the whole process of grief and loss so well I found myself very much identifying with her and her loss. Of all the blood books, this was the one that was the most moving.
Although I agree with those reviewers who devoutly wished that Vicki would get her glasses better fitted and that someone would cut off Mike's curl before we have to hear about it one more time... show less
Blood Pact – Tanya Huff
This is the fourth book in the series about Vicki Nelson, PI in Toronto. In this novel she receives extremely bad news in the first few chapters concerning her mother’s death – the news gets worse when she travels to Kingston and realises that her mother is being used in an appalling series of experiments. It is the tale of Dr Frankenstein brought bang up to date in a gruesome manner. While Vicki tries frantically to find out who is behind the molestation of her mother’s corpse, she is ably assisted by Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII – and a vampire – and Mike Celucci, cop. Both men love Vicki and are trying to win her heart, but all of this is put aside when the three band together show more against a common foe.
I had my complaints about the last book in this series, feeling that it dragged a little, used a ludicrous plot and made two dimensional cardboard cut-outs of characters that had been powerful in the first couple of books. Sure, here the plot is no less ludicrous – dealing with an insane but brilliant scientist and a university admin chief with desires of riches and glory who are attempting to resurrect the dead – but the characters are richly drawn and very real. For me Mike is the standout – especially in the last third of the book when he and Vicki are racing to find Henry before it is too late. His love for her; his determination and bravery; his wry sense of humour – and, eventually, his ability to sacrifice the woman he loves to another man in order to save her, are just tremendously written.
I won’t spoil the ending for those who haven’t read the book, but it is explosive and heart rending, and leaves plenty of questions for the fifth and last book.
I have to say that Huff writes with assurance and poignancy concerning the death of a loved one – it is clear that she has experienced the sense of loss felt by Vicki, because the realism and grittiness of her reactions ring very true.
Of course, it isn’t perfect. Huff has clear talent but these books can be quite uneven. For instance, there is a rather odd and under-developed subplot concerning one of the walking dead starting to have feelings for his mistress. Odd and unnecessary.
Also, the fact that Vicki is catatonic, rage-fuelled, lost in grief and obsessed with finding her mother to the point of losing her mind doesn’t make for happy reading. The book is grim and relentless, with very few moments that lighten the atmosphere. Even the humour is of the black variety. However, I would say that this isn’t a negative of the writing – in fact, Huff writes this exceptionally well. It is more a matter of personal taste – when you read as a form of escapism, it doesn’t help to have the real world thrust so spectacularly into a book about vampires and the walking dead!
Just need to point out two little annoyances: Vicki is always pushing her glasses up her bloody nose, and she is always pushing the curl off of Mike’s forehead. Get another description, Huff!
My summary is thus: overwhelmingly creepy (in a good way), and definitely the best of the series. show less
This is the fourth book in the series about Vicki Nelson, PI in Toronto. In this novel she receives extremely bad news in the first few chapters concerning her mother’s death – the news gets worse when she travels to Kingston and realises that her mother is being used in an appalling series of experiments. It is the tale of Dr Frankenstein brought bang up to date in a gruesome manner. While Vicki tries frantically to find out who is behind the molestation of her mother’s corpse, she is ably assisted by Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII – and a vampire – and Mike Celucci, cop. Both men love Vicki and are trying to win her heart, but all of this is put aside when the three band together show more against a common foe.
I had my complaints about the last book in this series, feeling that it dragged a little, used a ludicrous plot and made two dimensional cardboard cut-outs of characters that had been powerful in the first couple of books. Sure, here the plot is no less ludicrous – dealing with an insane but brilliant scientist and a university admin chief with desires of riches and glory who are attempting to resurrect the dead – but the characters are richly drawn and very real. For me Mike is the standout – especially in the last third of the book when he and Vicki are racing to find Henry before it is too late. His love for her; his determination and bravery; his wry sense of humour – and, eventually, his ability to sacrifice the woman he loves to another man in order to save her, are just tremendously written.
I won’t spoil the ending for those who haven’t read the book, but it is explosive and heart rending, and leaves plenty of questions for the fifth and last book.
I have to say that Huff writes with assurance and poignancy concerning the death of a loved one – it is clear that she has experienced the sense of loss felt by Vicki, because the realism and grittiness of her reactions ring very true.
Of course, it isn’t perfect. Huff has clear talent but these books can be quite uneven. For instance, there is a rather odd and under-developed subplot concerning one of the walking dead starting to have feelings for his mistress. Odd and unnecessary.
Also, the fact that Vicki is catatonic, rage-fuelled, lost in grief and obsessed with finding her mother to the point of losing her mind doesn’t make for happy reading. The book is grim and relentless, with very few moments that lighten the atmosphere. Even the humour is of the black variety. However, I would say that this isn’t a negative of the writing – in fact, Huff writes this exceptionally well. It is more a matter of personal taste – when you read as a form of escapism, it doesn’t help to have the real world thrust so spectacularly into a book about vampires and the walking dead!
Just need to point out two little annoyances: Vicki is always pushing her glasses up her bloody nose, and she is always pushing the curl off of Mike’s forehead. Get another description, Huff!
My summary is thus: overwhelmingly creepy (in a good way), and definitely the best of the series. show less
Vicki Nelson spends most of Blood Pact on the ragged edge of sanity. First she ignores her mother's many attempts to call her because she's mad at Mike Celluci for correctly figuring out that she's commitment phobic because her father walked out on her and her mother when she was a little girl. Worse, Henry Fitzroy agrees with Mike. Both men want to be the most important person in Vicki's life.
I used to kiss my father goodnight before I went to bed. Like Marjory Nelson, he had a bad heart. One night I was so tired I just called out to him. The next day, his third heart attack killed him, so I have some sympathy for Vicki when she finally answers her phone to learn that her mother died of a massive heart attack.
Unlike Vicki, my parent's show more body didn't go missing to be used for an mad scientist experiment (although only one of the scientists involved is actually insane). I had my mom, siblings, and a few of my many aunts and uncles to help me cope. Vicki has only Mike and Henry.
Marjory 's body was not the scientists' only subject: she's their tenth. Number nine is a real problem, especially once he learns a way to stop the screams that he hates to hear.
Mike and Henry bond, more or less, as they try to help Vicki find her mother's corpse and keep her from going crazy. They do respect each other. Mike is even starting to like Henry, which he really doesn't want to do.
Then Mike and Vicki have to rescue Henry from becoming an undead lab rat. The climax is worthy of a horror film. The last chapter is a new chapter in the lives of the members of this love triangle.
I would recommend this book to lovers of urban fantasy and vampires. show less
I used to kiss my father goodnight before I went to bed. Like Marjory Nelson, he had a bad heart. One night I was so tired I just called out to him. The next day, his third heart attack killed him, so I have some sympathy for Vicki when she finally answers her phone to learn that her mother died of a massive heart attack.
Unlike Vicki, my parent's show more body didn't go missing to be used for an mad scientist experiment (although only one of the scientists involved is actually insane). I had my mom, siblings, and a few of my many aunts and uncles to help me cope. Vicki has only Mike and Henry.
Marjory 's body was not the scientists' only subject: she's their tenth. Number nine is a real problem, especially once he learns a way to stop the screams that he hates to hear.
Mike and Henry bond, more or less, as they try to help Vicki find her mother's corpse and keep her from going crazy. They do respect each other. Mike is even starting to like Henry, which he really doesn't want to do.
Then Mike and Vicki have to rescue Henry from becoming an undead lab rat. The climax is worthy of a horror film. The last chapter is a new chapter in the lives of the members of this love triangle.
I would recommend this book to lovers of urban fantasy and vampires. show less
Another re-read of this series, which has not lived up to my memories, although the third volume was an improvement. In this book, the theme - having covered demons, werewolves, and an Egyptian mummy in the first three - switches to a combination of Doctor Frankenstein and zombies. Vicki, who has avoided taking calls from her mother due to busyness or not being in the mood for her mother's usual questions into whether she is getting serious with Mike Celluci or Henry Fitzroy (her mother has never appeared physically in the books before and doesn't know Henry is a 450 year old vampire), is devastated when she receives a phone call to tell her that her mother died suddenly of a massive heart attack at work. She rushes off to deal with the show more funeral, keeping her emotions firmly clamped down - apart from her usual anger - and the two men have to track her down to Kingston in time for the funeral. At which point, she discovers that the coffin is empty and embarks on an investigation, helped by the two men.
Meanwhile, the latest villains have been appearing in their own viewpoint sections - a whole group of them this time as there is a doctor who is administrator of the scientific department of Kingston University plus two graduate students, both geniuses it seems and both odd in their own way although the female student is a lot odder. And we discover way ahead of the three main characters what has been happening to disappearing bodies .....
I won't say much more about the plot as there are major spoilers otherwise. This story is a lot grimmer as Vicki takes blow after emotional blow and almost descends into a crackup, not helped by her inability to express any emotion apart from anger. I must admit to not really liking her as a character in this re-read of the series, and she seems to become more and more a caricature of herself as time goes on with constant breaking of household articles. Mike is a lot more sympathetic as a character, and near the end of the story shows his empathic and self sacrificing side - which turns out to be ironic, given the final resolution of the love triangle between him, Henry and Vicki. Henry is vulnerable here again as he was in volume 2, and has to rely on the other two to rescue him from a tight spot, and there is quite a high body count and plenty of action once the trio work out who is behind the body snatching.
Given my growing dislike of Vicki as a character I can only rate this at 3 stars. It would have made a good end to the series, although I did think on my original reading that the author could have tackled other traditional genre themes such as ghosts or the fae, but she did go on to write more books with the new character dynamic. I only have book 5 and having already read that, I don't think I shall want to track down the rest. show less
Meanwhile, the latest villains have been appearing in their own viewpoint sections - a whole group of them this time as there is a doctor who is administrator of the scientific department of Kingston University plus two graduate students, both geniuses it seems and both odd in their own way although the female student is a lot odder. And we discover way ahead of the three main characters what has been happening to disappearing bodies .....
I won't say much more about the plot as there are major spoilers otherwise. This story is a lot grimmer as Vicki takes blow after emotional blow and almost descends into a crackup, not helped by her inability to express any emotion apart from anger. I must admit to not really liking her as a character in this re-read of the series, and she seems to become more and more a caricature of herself as time goes on with constant breaking of household articles. Mike is a lot more sympathetic as a character, and near the end of the story shows his empathic and self sacrificing side - which turns out to be ironic, given the final resolution of the love triangle between him, Henry and Vicki. Henry is vulnerable here again as he was in volume 2, and has to rely on the other two to rescue him from a tight spot, and there is quite a high body count and plenty of action once the trio work out who is behind the body snatching.
Given my growing dislike of Vicki as a character I can only rate this at 3 stars. It would have made a good end to the series, although I did think on my original reading that the author could have tackled other traditional genre themes such as ghosts or the fae, but she did go on to write more books with the new character dynamic. I only have book 5 and having already read that, I don't think I shall want to track down the rest. show less
When Vicki Nelson's mother dies, she finds herself catapulted into the most personal case of her career.
This was another strong entry in the series. The relationships between all three characters continue to develop, and the blend of the otherworldly and the real works very well. Huff has also shifted the focus somewhat this time, looking at scientific horrors right alongside her usual fantastical fare. She pulls it off very nicely.
However, I didn't find this one quite as entrancing as the previous book, and I'm having a tough time pinpointing the reason. All the ingredients were there, but somehow I was never fully immersed in the story. I think it might be Huff's approach. Despite their marketing as paranormal mysteries, these aren't show more really guess-along stories. Huff shows us just what her baddies are doing. In past entries in the series, this didn't work against the tension, but I think it does so here. The reader can empathize with Vicki and recognize the horror of the situation, but she already knows exactly what's happened to Vicki's mother. That tension, that desperate need to discover what's happened, is gone. The book is weaker for it.
Overall, though, it was an enjoyable. Recommended to fans of vampire/paranormal fiction, but read the rest of the series first so you know where these characters are coming from. show less
This was another strong entry in the series. The relationships between all three characters continue to develop, and the blend of the otherworldly and the real works very well. Huff has also shifted the focus somewhat this time, looking at scientific horrors right alongside her usual fantastical fare. She pulls it off very nicely.
However, I didn't find this one quite as entrancing as the previous book, and I'm having a tough time pinpointing the reason. All the ingredients were there, but somehow I was never fully immersed in the story. I think it might be Huff's approach. Despite their marketing as paranormal mysteries, these aren't show more really guess-along stories. Huff shows us just what her baddies are doing. In past entries in the series, this didn't work against the tension, but I think it does so here. The reader can empathize with Vicki and recognize the horror of the situation, but she already knows exactly what's happened to Vicki's mother. That tension, that desperate need to discover what's happened, is gone. The book is weaker for it.
Overall, though, it was an enjoyable. Recommended to fans of vampire/paranormal fiction, but read the rest of the series first so you know where these characters are coming from. show less
This was an enjoyable read as were all of the "blood" books from Ms. Huff.
Vickie Nelson is a former Toronto detective, forced to quit when her eyes begin to fail due to a degenerative disease.
Mike was her police partner and on again-off again lover. When tempers flared between these two, all was right with the world, usually.
Henry Fitzroy is the bastard son of King Henry VIII, and a vampire. He's also, in a real sense, one of Vickie's lovers. (Mike being the other)
After fighting demons, mummies, and more in the first three books, Tanya Huff takes us through a nightmare all it's own.
Vickie receives the fateful call every child dreads, regardless of age. Her mother is dead of an apparent heart attack. Of course, this would be the end for show more most books, but for Blood Pact, it becomes the beginning as Vickie, Mike, and Henry team up to find out who or what killed Vickie's Mother.
You see, at the funeral, it is discovered that the body of the late Mrs. Nelson has disappeared. Henry, with his other-worldly sense of smell can tell that it involves something to do with death, other than Vickie's mother. There is something dark and afoot in Kensington, ON, Canada where Vickie's mother lived and died.
What I found interesting about this thriller/mystery is that it was almost believable to me in many ways. Perhaps not the vampire, but the crux of the story itself with seeming sane scientist, bizarre experiments and such. I found myself cheering the demise of several characters, and teary eyed at others.
This is an enjoyable book to read, but I recommend not reading it right before bed if you have nightmares easily. show less
Vickie Nelson is a former Toronto detective, forced to quit when her eyes begin to fail due to a degenerative disease.
Mike was her police partner and on again-off again lover. When tempers flared between these two, all was right with the world, usually.
Henry Fitzroy is the bastard son of King Henry VIII, and a vampire. He's also, in a real sense, one of Vickie's lovers. (Mike being the other)
After fighting demons, mummies, and more in the first three books, Tanya Huff takes us through a nightmare all it's own.
Vickie receives the fateful call every child dreads, regardless of age. Her mother is dead of an apparent heart attack. Of course, this would be the end for show more most books, but for Blood Pact, it becomes the beginning as Vickie, Mike, and Henry team up to find out who or what killed Vickie's Mother.
You see, at the funeral, it is discovered that the body of the late Mrs. Nelson has disappeared. Henry, with his other-worldly sense of smell can tell that it involves something to do with death, other than Vickie's mother. There is something dark and afoot in Kensington, ON, Canada where Vickie's mother lived and died.
What I found interesting about this thriller/mystery is that it was almost believable to me in many ways. Perhaps not the vampire, but the crux of the story itself with seeming sane scientist, bizarre experiments and such. I found myself cheering the demise of several characters, and teary eyed at others.
This is an enjoyable book to read, but I recommend not reading it right before bed if you have nightmares easily. show less
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Tanya Huff was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduating high school, she served in the Canadian Naval Reserve as a cook from 1975 to 1979. She received a B.A.A. in radio and television arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. After graduating college, she worked at Bakka, Canada's oldest SF and fantasy book store, from 1985 to show more 1992. She is the author of more than 20 books including Blood Price, Blood Trail, Blood Lines, Blood Pact, and Blood Debt. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Alternate titles*
- Blutiger Pakt
- Original publication date
- 1993
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- Vicki Nelson (Victoria 'Victory' Nelson, former cop turned PI); Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (vampire, bastard son of King Henry VIII, loves Vicki); Mike Celluci (Detective-Sergeant, Toronto homicide cop, also loves Vicki); Marjory Nelson (Victory's mother, Dr. Burke's personal secretary); Anthony "Tony" Foster (Henry's young human); Dr. Aline Burke (head, Life Sciences at Queens U) (show all 35); Donald Li (grad student at Queens, working on an experiment for Dr. Burke); Catherine (obssessed grad student, working on the same experiment); Mrs. Elsa Shaw (Marjory's co-worker); Detective Fergusson (Kingston Homicide, has a 5-year-old daughter); Number Seven (Burke, Li, & Cathy's experimental subject, an old man); Number Eight (Burke, Li, & Cathy's experimental subject, a man); Number Nine (Burke, Li, & Cathy's experimental subject, a man, former vagrant); Number Ten (Burke, Li, & Cathy's experimental subject, a woman); Mrs. Simmons (one of Vicki's clients, has five kids); Tom O' Conner; Mr. Chin (Vicky's elderly neighbor); Dr. Friedman (Marjory Nelson's personal physician); Mr. Hutchinson the elder (Hutchinsons Funeral Parlour, Kingston); David Hutchinson (nephew of the elder, Hutchinsons Funeral Parlour); Mr. Delgado (at Marjory Nelson's apartment building, widower of Rosa); Esther Thomas (Ottawa teacher, Marjory's best friend, 'Aunt Esther' to Vicki); Christy Aloman (does all the paperwork at Hutchinsons Funeral Parlour); Reverend Crosbie (substituting for the regular Anglican minister at Hutchinsons); Pat (a teen male student who picked the wrong place to neck); Jennifer 'Jenny' (at least she survived the necking session gone wrong); Dr. Devlin (a cellular biologist a bit sweet on Marjory); Dave Graham (another Torondo cop, Celluci's partner); Ms. Grenier (temporarily assigned to Dr. Burke's office); Dr. Rob Forbin (Associate Professor of Microbiology at Queens U); Constable Kushner (Kingston police radio room); Detective Brunswick, Homicide; Inspector Cantree (Mike Celluci's boss); Celluci's ancient grandmother (going to Italy for a family reunion); Gowan and Mallard (low lifes)
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Old Life Sciences Building, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Blood Ties (2006 | IMDb | TV Series)
- Dedication
- For Mrs. Mac, who helped me through a rough time without having a clue of what she was getting into and never really got thanked. Thank you.
Thanks also to Michael Humphries of Wattam's Funeral Home in Picton, Ontario... (show all), who gave generously of his time and expertise. - First words
- "Mrs. Simmons? It's Vicki Nelson calling; the private investigator from Toronto?"
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"I was just thinking about the next four hundred and fifty years."
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